Folding ironing-board.



No. 893,848. PATENTED JULY 21, 1908.

J. KRESGE. FOLDING IRONINGBOARD.

APPLICATION FILED JUNE10V1907.

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FOLDING IRON ING-BOARD.l

Specification of Letters Patent.

Patented July 21, 1908.

Application led .Tune 10, 1907. Serial No'. 378,153.

To all whom 'it may concern:

Be it known that I, JOHN KEEsGE, a citizen of the United States,residing at Lookout, in the county of Modoc and State of California,have invented certain new and useful Improvements in FoldingIroning-Boards; and I do declare the following to be a full, clear, andexact description of the same, such as will enable others skilled in theart to which it appertains to make and use the same, reference beinghadto the accompanying drawings, and to the characters of reference markedthereon, which form a part of this application.

This invention relates to improvements in ironing boards andparticularly to a folding board and one which may be easily folded andunfolded and one which will be simple and effective and yet easilyhandled by man or Woman. This object I accomplish by means of a foldingunder-sup ort of simple construction, a means for loc ring the same inits operative position and by such other and further constructionA aswill appear by a perusal of the following specification and claims.

In the drawings similar characters of reference indicate correspondingparts in the several views.

Figure 1 is a side elevation of the complete device as it appears whenin operative position. Fig. 2 is a similar view as the device appears infolded position. Fig. 3 is a bottom plan view of the device in itsfolded position. Fig. 4 is a fragmentary view of the lower end of abrace member.

Referring more particularly to the characters of reference on thedrawings 1 represents the ironing board proper. Disposed on the underside of said board is a folding support construction as follows z-Hingedto said board on the under side thereof near the inner end are suporting members 2 having a cross base mem er 3 resting normally on thefloor 5, lSaid supporting members 2 extend normally vertical and areprovided with an upper cross bar abutting against back stops 4 securedto the under side of the board 1. Pivotally secured to the members 2 areoblique members 6 having a cross base member 7 resting normally on thefloor 5.

Pivotally mounted on a pivot member 6b connecting and extending betweenthe members 6 is an oblique brace member 8 formed in two sections andjointed at its pivoted point by means of a bifurcated end 9 on the uppersection of the member 8, the upper end of the lower section of themember 8 surrounding said pivot member 6b intermediate the bifurcationsof the said end 9. This construction permits both upper and lowersections of the member 8 to be well braced and at the same time to becapable of oscillating freely with respect to each other. Secured to theupper end of the member 8 is a V- shaped member 10 adapted to engagenormally with V-shaped notches 11 formed byL` blocks l2 secured, to theunder side of the board 1. At the lower end of the brace member 8 is anotch 13 which normally engages with the top of the member 3.

In practice the oblique members 6 and 8 in combination with the uprightmembers 2 form a solid and substantial support for the board 1 and yetleaves a sufficient space beneath the outer end to permit of skirts andsimilar clothes being drawn thereover. When the board is not in use thenotch 13 may be dissociated from the member 3 by reason of the pivotalconnection of the lower section of the member 8 to the cross bar 6b,thus permitting the member 10 to be disengaged from the notches 11 andincidentally the members 2 and 6 to be collapsed near the bottom of themember 1. When the said members are so folded the pivot member 6iL ofthe members 6 lits into a notch 15 in a block 14 secured to the underside of the board 1, and a button 16 is turned over said notch, thuslocking the said members in such folded position.

Thus it will be seen that I have produced such an ironing board as willpermit of the same being easily folded and placed away when not in useand yet one which is strong, simple and durable for the purpose forwhich it is designed.

While this specification sets forth in detail the present and preferredconstruction of my device still in practice many small deviationstherefrom may be resorted to as fall within the scope of the appendedclaims.

Having thus described my invention, what I claim as new and'useful anddesire to secure by Letters Patent is In an ironing board, a boardproper, upright supporting members therefor, a cross base member on saidupright members, oblique brace members pivotally secured to said uprightmembers, a pivot member connecting and extending between said obliquemembers, an oblique brace member formed in two sections, a biureated endon one of on the upper section for engaging said sald sectionssurrounding said pivot niemboard, as set forth.

ber, an end of the other section surrounding In testimony whereof I aiXmy signature said pivot member intermediate the bifurin presence of tWoWitnesses.

cations of said biurcated end, the outer ends JOHN KRESGE.

of both sections being free, the lower section Witnesses: being providedWith a notched end for en- C. A. MARCUS, gaging said cross base member,and means R. L. NICHOLS.

